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Madison County board member Chris Guy presented two redistricting maps with 29 and 27 districts for the board to review as alternatives to the 25-district map proposed by Chairman Kurt Prenzler.  “I think it’s in the board’s hands and the public to provide input to decide which direction to go,” Guy said at a Government Relations Committee meeting on May 19.  The meeting was held shortly before county board members rejected Prenzler’s map at a board meeting held that evening.  Guy ...

Belleville News-Democrat Madison County Board Chair Kurt Prenzler proposed reducing the number of board members to 25. The county board rejected his plan Wednesday night saying it would make it harder for people without financial backing to be elected. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. The Madison County Board voted down a redistricting map proposed by County Chairman Kurt Prenzler Wednesday night, ...

Prenzler During a public hearing Tuesday, members of the public and the Madison County board raised concerns over the potential costs and work load of reducing the county from 29 to 25 districts.  The meeting was held as an opportunity for the public to view a redistricting map of Madison County proposed by Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler in accordance with state law. The public and members of the board were presented with the opportunity to discuss the proposed map an...

EDWARDSVILLE — A plan to reduce the number of Madison County Board seats by five got a...

County Board committee offers alternative redistricting map Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County’s Government Relations Committee has filed a second proposed redistricting map for Madison County Board seats that would retain the current number of members. This comes the day after Madison Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler unveiled a proposal that would reduce the number of board seats to 25 from the current 29. “The proposed map has s...

Controversial zoning request for Rosewood Heights business approved Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE — The rezoning of the Rosewood Heights Farm Fresh store to allow the sale of packaged liquor was approved by the Madison County Board after a long debate Wednesday. The board OK’d a request by Priyan Patel on behalf of Sejal Patel and SSM Dairy Corp. to allow the rezoning of the Farm Fresh at 740 E. Airline Drive from R-3 Residential to B-5 Business...

Racing regattas have commenced 1st April 2021 Racing regattas have commenced again and so has the action. Over the weekend, the 27th and 28th March, there were a series of a total of eight races. The Forrestier Walker CC, Gibraltar International Bank CC and Wessex CC were uncontested races giving Calpe Rowing Club a head start for the weekend’s available points. However Mediterranean Rowing Club took the lead overall this weekend by winning the other five races. The Veterans race, Gibralt...

Haine Before Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the controversial criminal justice bill into law, Madison County board members passed a resolution urging him not to. House Bill 3653 was signed into law on Feb. 22.  Pritzker called the bill a “substantial step toward dismantling systemic racism by bringing us closer to true safety, true fairness and true justice.” However, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine argued that the bill makes Illinois streets less safe an...

Haine wants county to oppose criminal justice reform bill Both parties concerned about legislation Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail Haine EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine is asking the Madison County Board to pass a resolution urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto House Bill 3653, a recently-passed and controversial criminal justice reform bill. “With this resolution, the county and other officials can speak with a united voice to this cri...

Belfast corporate law firm Mills Selig has been ranked number one in a major poll. The practice took the top spot in the Experian Legal Advisor by Deal Value for Northern Ireland in 2020 after its work throughout the year, despite the challenging environment. During 2020 it advised on over 30 corporate transactions including work with fintech giant First Derivatives and wind turbine firm, BSI Wind ltd. The company offers a wide range of specialisms including banking and finance, commercial pro...